Basilica in Tsandryphsh (VI c. AD)
Tsandryphsh or Tsandripsh (Abkhaz: Цандрыҧшь; Georgian: განთიადი, Gantiadi; Russian: Цандрипш), is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra district of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black sea coast, 5 km from the Russian border.
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Tsandrypsh is said to be the historical capital of the principality of Saniga before the 6th century AD. It later became the capital of Sadzen.[1]
Tsandrypsh derives its current name from the princely family Tsanba. In historical times, it was known as Sauchi (Russian: Саучи). Then, until 1944 as Yermolov, after the Russian general Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov. From 1944 until 1991, Tsandrypsh was known as Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი, Russian: Гантиади), from the Georgian word for Dawn. This latter name is still used informally.[1]
Coordinates: 43°22′N 40°05′E / 43.367°N 40.083°E / 43.367; 40.083
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